Brvenica, North Macedonia

For other uses, see Brvenica.

Brvenica (Macedonian: Брвеница^ⓘ) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia. It is the seat of the Brvenica Municipality.

Brvenica Брвеница
Village
Coat of arms
Brvenica Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°58′N 20°59′E
Country	North Macedonia
Region	Polog
Municipality	Brvenica
Area
• Total	164.30 km2 (63.44 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	3,102
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Area code	044
Vehicle registration	TE
Website	Official Website

History

Brvenica is attested in the 1467/68 Ottoman tax registry (defter) for the Nahiyah of Kalkandelen. The village had a total of 100 Christian households, 3 bachelors and 3 widows.^[1][2][3]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Brvenica was inhabited by 105 Orthodox Bulgarians.^[4]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Brvenica had 3,102 residents with the following ethnic composition:^[5]

• Macedonians 2,973
• Serbs 37
• Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 68
• Others 24

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 2,981 inhabitants.^[6]

Ethnic groups in the village include:^[6]

• Macedonians 2,893
• Serbs 21
• Albanians 2
• Others 2

Much of the population Brvenica is temporarily working in foreign countries: Germany, Italy, UK, USA, Canada, Australia.